Books Read

Thursday, January 19, 2012

Spin by Catherine Mckenzie

Katie Sandford has just
gotten an interview at her favourite music magazine, The Line. It's the
chance of a lifetime. So what does she do? Goes out to celebrate - and
shows up still drunk at the interview. No surprise, she doesn't get the
job, but the folks at The Line think she might be perfect for another
assignment for their sister gossip rag.

All Katie has to do is follow It
Girl Amber Sheppard into rehab. If she can get the inside scoop (and
complete the 30-day program without getting kicked out), they'll
reconsider her for the job at The Line.

Katie takes the job. But things get complicated when real
friendships develop, a cute celebrity handler named Henry gets involved,
and Katie begins to realize she may be in rehab for a reason. Katie has
to make a decision -- is publishing the article worth everything she
has to lose? ~~synopsis from Goodreads

My thoughts on Spin ~~

Poor Katie - she wants to be a writer so bad. It's just that her idea of a social life gets in her way, too much drinking and partying. When she bombs her dream job interview, she is crushed.

But wait ..... they have a deal for her - go into rehab and get the scoop on a star and maybe they will have a job for her. Okay, she can do this! But while she is there, pretending like she needs treatment, she learns a lot about herself and those around her. They are not just stars, they are people just like she is.

Katie does a lot of growing up during those 30 days in rehab. Much of it was painful to go through but it's good in the end, right? Let's hope so!

What an amazing story! I immediately connected with Katie and wanted her to find happiness in her life. This book pulled me in and I spent a great weekend totally immersed in Katie's world. I love it when I find a book that I don't want to leave!

It was interesting how the author worked the word 'spin' into the story in various
ways; spinning out of control, head was spinning, put a different spin
on the story ~ you get the idea. It made it all connect together.

I totally enjoyed reading Spin. This is the first book that I have read by Ms. McKenzie but she is definitely going on my list of 'to-be-read' authors.

And I am so excited that she has 2 more books being published this year! I can't wait to get my hands on them!